เข้าแถว
kâo-tɛ̌ɛoMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] line up; queue; form up
to stand or arrange oneself in a line or orderly queue, e.g., for roll call, tickets, boarding; commonly used in school or military contexts (“form up”)
Examples
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Every morning, students line up in front of the flagpole.
Yesterday we had to queue up to buy concert tickets.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อยkwaam-bpen-rá-bìiap-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiทุกคนtúk-konที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngการขึ้นเครื่องgaan-kʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉangบินbinจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเข้าแถวkâo-tɛ̌ɛoที่ประตูtîi-bprà-dtuuก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
To maintain order, everyone who wants to board the plane must first line up at the gate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)row; linePart 2
เข้าแถวkâo-tɛ̌ɛoเข้าแถวkâo-tɛ̌ɛo[to] line up; queue; form up[to] line up; queue; form upWord